Quotes

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Page 296

…if you can admit a mistake when it is the size of an acorn, it will be easier to repair than if you wait until it becomes the size of a tree, with deep, wide-ranging roots.

The Speed of Trust, Page 296

In extending trust, the general guideline is to extend trust conditionally to those who are earning it and abundantly to those who have already done so.

The Effective Executive, Page 296

Management is largely by example.

Never Eat Alone, Page 296

…so few of us give ourselves the time and space we need to come to a better understanding of who we are and what we really want.

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 297

You are never done improving. You don’t reach the top level and then stop.

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 297

Meeting ‘how agile are you’ target metrics does not necessarily correlate to improved outcomes. Usually it produces new labels with the same old behaviors.

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Page 297

Because most of us are not automatically self-correcting and because our blind spots keep us from knowing when we need to be, external procedures must be in place to correct the errors that human beings will inevitably make and reduce the chances of future ones.

Never Eat Alone, Page 297

Living a connected life leads one to take a different view. Life is less a quest than a quilt… the relationships we weave become an exquisite and endless pattern.

Never Eat Alone, Page 297

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be the best in the world, as long as you remember that doing so also means wanting to be the best for the world.

Never Eat Alone, Page 298

…make a decision that from this day forward, you will start making the contacts and accumulating the knowledge, experiences, and people to help you achieve your goals.